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Whipple disease
Is a systemic disease most likely caused by a gram-positive bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii. Although the first descriptions of the disorder described a malabsorption syndrome with small intestine involvement, the disease also affects the joints, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system.
Symptoms:
- Chronic joint pain.
- Chronic diarrhea that can be bloody.
- Significant weight loss.
- Stomach pain and bloating.
- Decreased vision and eye pain.
- Fever.
- Fatigue.
- Anemia, or low red blood cell count.
Preliminary plan:
- Traumatologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- GHE appointment
- Cardiologist appointment
- Ophthalmologist appointment
- ENT-doctor appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Stool analys - Protozoans and Helminths (microscopy)
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- Uric acid
- Rheumatoid factor
- Antistreptolisin O (ASL-O)
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Glucose
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Alaninaminotrasferaza (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Bilirubin total and direct
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- CK-creatine kinase
- Joint X-ray
- Joint ultrasound
Doctors
Ophthalmologist
Cardiologist
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